There was even a reverse ATM put in – just insert your cash and the machine will spit out a loaded debit card.
In addition to deep cleaning, touchless fixtures were installed in all the restrooms, concessions stands were disassembled and refreshed, and systems were put in place to make the Dome cashless for guests, so there is no longer a need to have cash in your pocket when attending events. "We got about $2.3 million and with that we did all of the reopening protocol elements.” "We were blessed to get some CARES Act funding through the county and city,” Bedier said. each day.Ī positive from the pandemic was that it gave the Dome staff a chance to make some major improvements inside the arena to make it safer. 10-11 with an American Red Cross blood drive, noon to 6 p.m. The Dome continues its work to promote public health this coming Aug. Flu vaccines were given as well to 572 people.Īlso in May at the Dome, Washington Potato Growers held their largest potato giveaway ever with 200,000 pounds of the tasty tubers available for anyone to drive up and grab a bag. Then this past April and into May, people in cars and on foot – 27,897 of them – were welcomed to the Dome for their COVID vaccine.
First, it was a COVID testing site back in March 2020 and served 5,092 people. 26, another rescheduled show from April 2020.Įven though it had no entertainment events to host, the Dome wasn’t completely shuttered during COVID – in fact, it proved to be a very useful drive-thru venue to help deal with the pandemic. Then the incomparable Celine Dion takes the stage on Aug.
It’s going to be great.”įirst up will be popular singer/songwriter Harry Styles on Aug. They held onto them in some cases for almost two years so we’re super excited to welcome people back safely into the building. "Pretty much no one asked for a refund on their tickets for rescheduled shows. "We’re sensing some pent-up demand that people want to gather again,” as she described it.
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We also have a new event in August, a tiny house exhibit,” which will showcase the increasingly popular mini-houses that homeowners have been using for purposes like guest houses and mother-in-law units.Ī lot of concerts were either canceled or postponed at the Dome over these past pandemic months, but Bedier said that the majority of ticketholders kept their tickets rather than seek a refund, which is a great sign for the Dome’s full comeback. "From there, we have in August the annual RV show, which is out in the parking lot. "This past weekend, we had the Guitar and Drum Festival at the Dome, which was really the first major public event that we’ve hosted, and it was incredible – and it was air conditioned, so people got to enjoy the cool temperatures,” Bedier said. The Guitar and Drum Festival the weekend of June 26 attracted nice-sized crowds. "You’ll start to see outdoor amphitheaters ramp up at the end of July and indoor venues will follow.” "Because of the uncertainly that’s been involved with big events, most major concerts kept pushing out their national tours and they take months to ramp up their production,” she said. And what about the Tacoma Dome? When can people go back to enjoying the concerts and other events we’ve missed so much?Īccording to Kim Bedier, the city’s director of Tacoma Venues & Events, staff at the Dome wish it could happen today, but the anticipation will continue for just a while longer. Now that the state has fully re-opened, restaurants, theaters and other gathering places can get back to business as usual without having to restrict the number of people being served.
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